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Giving a womans touch to a traditionally male profession By Charlotte Perkins Ho*a Jckjknai. Staff You may nave seen Carol Hawk at work a week or two ago, sitting cross legged on the sidewalk in downtown Perry, putting the final touches on a win dow'sill, or lugging a ladder across the street to put it in the back of her "ugly truck." Or you may pass her on the highway some after noon as she hurries to pick up her kids at Kings Chapel Elementary School. She’s a busy, working morn like so many others, but what makes Carol Hawk unique is her choice of professions. She’s a painter. And, no, she doesn't paint on canvas. Dressed in her own per sonal “uniform" of faded denim, her dark hair tucked inside a “Nascar" cap. Carol Hawk paints houses, offices, interiors, exteriors. At one time she even painted battle ships for a living. The child of a military family which traveled around the world. Hawk learned early to be self reliant and make her own choices. “I got into painting because 1 tiad to support myself’ she explained. “I liked being outdoors, and it was a way to make a living without being in an office." At first, she managed to get hired as a laborer, and as the first woman painter in the Columbus area, she had a struggle to gain acceptance in a male-dom inated field. "The men gave me fits,” she said. She stuck it out though, partly through the help of an older man who sympa thized, taught her the right way to use .a brush and helped her learn the ropes.- A few years later, she was off to Mississippi where she worked at a Pascagoula shipyard, painting Navy destroyers. She continued in her chosen profession after moving to Elko 11 years ago. marrying Dale Hawk and starting a family and a new life with him. That life was centered around his daughter, Brooke, and their children together. Maybe you’ve seen her, carrying those heavy cans of paint, climbing up a ladder, or carefully painting a window sill (without masking tape ) while she listens to country music and sorts out her feelings. Do You Need A ...£JKkmsg 3tl*# « • II I\ /X w AND WONDER ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Free, no hassle credit approval for auto loans . You may qualify regardless of • Good Credit • Blemished Credit • No Credit • Bankruptcy • You may also qualify for 0 money down!!!! It’s Easy, Fast, and confidential! From your touch-tone phone call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! 1-800-975-3325 Electronically answered Another exclusive service from Our Dealership ‘lt’s hard to believe but it’s almost 2000 and there are still chauvinists around. ’ Carol Hawk daughter, Devon, who is now 10. and son Chance, who is now seven. Hawk also got involved with the community tak ing an active role in the Kings Chapel PTO, and joining the Akikta Club at the encouragement of her mother-in-law, Vivian Hawk. She kept on painting. Over the years, she has built a steady business specializing in painting which requires a steady hand and a meticulous approach. “1 like to paint trim," she said, explaining that if she has to hire help for a big job, she does the “brush work" while the others use rollers. She gets most of her jobs through word-of-mouth and referrals from local paint suppliers. She said that it’s an advantage to be female in some cases. "Women living alone often prefer to have a woman painter in their homes,” she said. On the other hand, she still occasionally runs into men who aren’t so sure about hiring a woman for a painting job. "It’s hard to believe,” she said, "but it’s almost 2000 and there are still chauvin ists around." Despite some wear and tear on her knees and some muscle aches from carrying those five-gallon buckets of paint around. Hawk enjoys her work. “I like to change things," she explained. “I even paint at home. I painted all the doors to my home with yel low It's good thqsapy when I’m upset." •, That "therapy" has been crucial in the last few months, because Carol Hawk and her family have had a tragic loss. Dale Hawk died in April, 1999, after battling the ravages of Crohn’s disease for more than a year. A strong man, a ware house operator and “workaholic." Dale Hawk wound up hospitalized for many months in Atlanta, i aH|I sBBBr ' t.. / ' but his death, which fol lowed a surgical procedure that was supposed to give him a fighting chance, still caught the family off guard. With loving support from her mother-in-law, ("She’s just the best!"). Hawk is now taking on the chal lenge of being a single par ent and the sole provider for her children,. One advantage of being self-employed, she said, is that she can plan her day around her children’s needs. She’s up early to drive them to school, and she “knocks off about 3 p.m. so she can pick them up and take them to soccer practice, gymnastics class es and other activities. In between those times, she’s working for a living paint brush in hand. Maybe you’ve seen her. carrying those heavy cans of paint, climbing up a lad der, or carefully painting a window sill (without mask ing tape) while she listens to country music and sorts out her feelings. That’s Carol Hawk, painting “with a woman's touch.” The City of Perry Governing Authority do hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held on October 5,1999 at 6:00 pm. Pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. 48-5-32 do hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past fiv years. CURRENT 1999 TAX DIGEST AND 5-YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY * 4 WX MM MSS MSS MSZ MSS MSS Real & Personal 166,608,945 176,975,540 192,746,836 194,053,898 188,479,334 202,646,902 Motor Vehicles 12,405,496 14,871,921 16,976,720 17,246,344 18,539,136 18,112,704 Mobile Homes 470,070 960,810 855,009 931,993 1,179,663 1,639,655 Timber 414,810 - - 8,232 22,658 78,820 Heavy Equipment - Gross Digest 179,899,321 192,808,271 210,578,565 212,240,467 208,220,791 222,478,081 Less M & 0 Exemptions 5,237,660 24,225,900 21,362,156 20,434,450 15,893,826 33,170,544 Net M&O Digest 174,661,661 168,582,371 189,216,409 191,809,017 192,326,965 189,307,537 Gross M & 0 Millage 14.54 14.54 14 54 14.54 14 54 14 54 Less Rollbacks - Net M & 0 Millage 14.54 14.54 14 54 14.54 14.54 14 54 Net Taxes Levied 2,539,580 2,541,187 2,751,207 2,788,859 2,796,434 2,752,532 Net $ Increase 25,095 (88,393) 300,020 37,652 7,575 (43,902) Net % Increase (Decrease) 10% -3.5% 12.3% 14% 0.30% -160% South Houston Church Directory Assembly of God Assembly of God Church, 281 Grovania Road .987-5154 Baptist Elko Baptist, Oak Street, Elko 987-1621 First Baptist Church, Perry, 1105 Main St 987-2002 Greater Union Baptist Church, 1006 Marion St9B7-0054 Green Grove Baptist, Ga. 26, Elko 783-3332 Hayneville First Baptist, 811 Grovania Road 987-3747 Henderson Baptist, 2813 U.S. 41S 987-6569 Houston Lake Baptist, 2300 Ga. 127 E 987-0277 Kathleen Baptist, 111 Bear Branch Road 987-3330 Marthann Baptist, 127 Marshallville Road 987-4647 Memorial Heights Baptist, 521 C. Hodges » .987-0724 Mt. Mariah Baptist, R-l, Perry 627-3177 New Hope Baptist, 1014 W.F. Ragin Drive 987-0501 New Smyrna Baptist, U.S. 41 N 987-0034 Oak Level Baptist, 442 Lake Joy Road 987-3933 Oldfield Baptist, 1501 Houston Lake Road 987-0460 Rehoboth Baptist Church, 2238 U.S. 41 N 987-1577 Sandbed Baptist, Ga 247 Spur 987-4304 Second Memorial Baptist, Kings Chapel Road 987-4803 Hi ITALIAN fCiURDEW (/111 BED MkJ&nltoorgki Quality Inn 1-75 u U.S. 341 Perry • 987-1345 Chula “Chick" Even* Vice Preridem and General Manager ■ .»!■■■ ■!■■ 1 ' ' I ( ■' 11 ■■■■ 1 ' ■ — i liti JL.i I. . ■ - » Home Journal Photo by Charlotte Perkins AT WORK Carol Hawk adds some final touches to a downtown Perry job. 1500 Sam Noun BlvdL Perry • 987-8404 Beside Quality Inn Closed on Sunday Serving Houston County Perry • Warner Robins Member FDIC Shiloh Baptist, 210 Whitworth Road, Elko 987-5950 Spring Creek Baptist, Flournov Road 987-9326 Tnarpe Memorial Baptist, 2758 U.S 41 N 987-1116 Catholic St Patrick's Catholic, 1039 St. Patrick's Drive. .987-4213 Christian First Christian Church, 2100 Macon Road 987-5428 Church of Christ Church of Christ, U. 5.41 N 987-4268 Midway B Church of Christ, 1000 Ga 247, Kathleen 988-8038 Church of God New Hope Church of God, 2290 Ga. 127 987-7893 Perry Church of God, 1929 Marshallville Road .988-3020 Church of God in Christ Word of Deliverance, 2234 U.S. 41 N 987-4796 Episcopal St. Christopher's, 1207 Macon Road 987-2190 Free Will Baptist Shechinah Freewill Baptist, 1964 M'llville Roa d987-806S Interdenominational Living Waters Assembly, 2305 U.S. 41 N 987-4155 Victor)- Christian Fellowship, 1917 Marshallville Road 987-9826 Full Gospel Lighthouse, Gaines Street 987-3126 (Junlitv Inn CONNER’S 18 L 2 us - 41 N Perry, Ga. cAurriMX 987-1112 THE OF PBRR^/ U.S. 341 N. Perry 987-2411 Wed., Sept. 22, 1999, Houston Home Journal - Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. 1301 Julianne St 987-7341 Methodist Andrew United Methodist, 2430 Ga 127 987-7934 Crossroads United Methodist, 1600 Main St. . 987-3721 Elko United Methodist, Oak Street, Elko no phone Perry U. Methodist Church, 1001 Carroll St 987-1852 Methodist,Christian Episcopal Kings Chapel CME Church, 402 Arena Road .988-1503 Mount Zion CME Church. 182 Moss Oak Road9B7-4059 Oak Grove CME Church, Sewell Road, E1k0....n0 phone St. James CMF Church, 1007 W.F. Ragin Drive..9B7-4404 Nondenominational Living Faith Family Worship Center, 304 Lee 5t.987-5579 Faith Bible Fellowship, 517 MLK Blvd 987-6790 Pentecostal New Pentecostal Church of Perry, Elm Street 987-3161 Presbyterian Pert)’ Presbyterian Church, 1100 Second St 987-1403 Primitive Baptist Beaver Creek Primitive Baptist, Sandefur Road, Kathleen 987-2241 United Pentecostal Holiness New Life W'orship Center, 2334 U.S 41 South 987-5816 The Bank Of Perry Plan worst*) it ttw church ol vour choice 1006 Main St • Perry 987-2554 • Member FDIC PW pimtv lUnU c.iorir.iA it StRVICf PRIDE 4 L___ • • m Page 7A Brian Bearden Salesman